genus coryphantha

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   mainly globose cacti of southwestern United States and Mexico covered with many nodules; superficially resembling and formerly included in genus Mammillaria

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus coryphantha

What does genus coryphantha mean?

genus coryphantha means "mainly globose cacti of southwestern United States and Mexico covered with many nodules; superficially resembling and formerly included in genus Mammillaria".

Is genus coryphantha a common word?

genus coryphantha is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.